EFTA00015219.pdf
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Document Information
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Legal declaration (court document)
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4.36 MB
Summary
This document is a legal declaration by Michael G. Seidel, an FBI official, detailing his role and the FBI's handling of a FOIA request from James Robertson and Radar Online LLC concerning Jeffrey Epstein. It outlines the FBI's process for responding to the request, including the number of pages processed and withheld, and provides background on Epstein's criminal history and death.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Michael G. Seidel | Declarant, Section Chief of Record/Information Dissemination Section (RIDS), Information Management Division (IMD), FBI |
Declares about his roles and the FBI's FOIA procedures related to Jeffrey Epstein.
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| James Robertson | Plaintiff |
Submitted a FOIPA request for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein, initially with Radar Online LLC, later added as a...
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| Jeffrey Edward Epstein | Financier, subject of investigation and prosecution |
Pled guilty to procuring prostitution of a minor in 2008, indicted for sex trafficking in 2019, died in custody.
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| CGM | Author |
Authored the document.
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| TLC | Reviewer |
Reviewed the document.
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Organizations (8)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) |
Defendant in the lawsuit, agency responsible for records and FOIA requests.
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| Radar Online LLC |
Plaintiff in the lawsuit.
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| U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) |
Former employer of Michael G. Seidel.
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| U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps |
Former employer of Michael G. Seidel.
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| U.S. Army Litigation Division |
Michael G. Seidel was Chief of General Litigation Branch here.
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| United States District Court for the Southern District of New York |
Court where the civil action and Epstein's indictment were filed.
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| Department of Justice (DOJ) |
Office of Information Policy (OIP) is part of DOJ.
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| Office of Government Information Services (OGIS) |
Provides dispute resolution services for FOIA requests.
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Timeline (11 events)
1994-XX-XX to 2006-XX-XX
Michael G. Seidel served as U.S. Army Judge Advocate General's Corps Officer.
2006-09-XX to 2011-09-XX
Michael G. Seidel served as Senior Attorney for U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).
2008-06-XX
Jeffrey Epstein pled guilty to a criminal charge of procuring prostitution of a minor and served 13 months.
2011-09-XX to 2012-11-XX
Michael G. Seidel served as Assistant General Counsel, FBI Office of General Counsel, FOIA Litigation Unit.
2012-11-XX to 2016-06-XX
Michael G. Seidel served as Unit Chief, RIDS Litigation Support Unit at FBI.
2016-06-XX to 2020-05-25
Michael G. Seidel served as Assistant Section Chief of RIDS at FBI.
2017-05-25
Plaintiff Radar Online LLC filed a Complaint.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
2017-08-28
Plaintiffs (Radar Online LLC and James Robertson), through counsel, filed their First Amended Complaint.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
2019-07-02
Jeffrey Epstein was indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to commit sex trafficking and sex trafficking.
United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
2019-08-10
Jeffrey Epstein died at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York.
Metropolitan Correctional Center, New York
2020-05-26 to 2020-07-26
Michael G. Seidel served as Acting Section Chief of RIDS at FBI.
Locations (6)
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Location of FBI's Record/Information Dissemination Section.
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Jurisdiction for the civil action and Epstein's indictment.
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State where Michael G. Seidel is a registered attorney.
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Jurisdiction where Michael G. Seidel is a registered attorney.
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Location of FBI units.
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Where Jeffrey Epstein died in custody.
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Relationships (6)
Section Chief of RIDS, IMD, FBI
Senior Attorney from 2006-2011
Judge Advocate General's Corps Officer, Chief of General Litigation Branch
Robertson filed a FOIA request for records related to Epstein.
Initially filed complaint, later James Robertson was added as a Plaintiff in the First Amended Complaint.
FBI investigated and prosecuted Epstein.
Key Quotes (6)
"I am the Section Chief of the Record/Information Dissemination Section ("RIDS"), Information Management Division ("IMD"), Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), Winchester, Virginia."Source
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Quote #1
"Specifically, I am aware of the FBI's handling of Plaintiff James Robertson's FOIA request for records related to the FBI's investigation and prosecution of financier Jeffrey Edward Epstein."Source
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Quote #2
"In response to Plaintiff's request, the FBI processed on a document-by-document basis a total of 11,571 pages of responsive records. Of these pages, the FBI released 181 pages in full, released 1,051 pages in part, and withheld 10,339 pages in full for the following reasons: the information in those pages was exempt from disclosure pursuant to one or more applicable FOIA Exemption(s); the pages were found to be duplicative of other pages accounted for elsewhere in the FBI's production; and/or the pages are sealed pursuant to United States Court order and thus unavailable for release through the FOIA."Source
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Quote #3
"In June 2008, Jeffrey Epstein pled guilty to a criminal charge of procuring prostitution of a minor. Epstein served 13 months of his 18-month sentence."Source
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Quote #4
"On July 2, 2019, Jeffrey Epstein was indicted by a federal grand jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York on one count of conspiracy to commit sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 371, and one count of sex trafficking, in violation of 18 U.S.C. §§ 1591(a), (b)(2), and 2."Source
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Quote #5
"Epstein later died on August 10, 2019, at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, in New York, while the federal charges were pending."Source
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